zhù​shān​zhǔ​hǎi

to develop natural resources

  • created sense approved 铸山煮海/鑄山煮海 · zhù​shān​zhǔ​hǎi · to develop natural resources — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铸山煮海 / 鑄山煮海

    zhù​shān​zhǔ​hǎi

    to develop natural resources

    Literally "to mint coins from mountains and boil seawater for salt," used to describe the large-scale development and utilization of natural resources

    铸 (literal) → 铸/鑄 · zhù · to cast 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 煮 (literal) → 煮 · zhǔ · to boil 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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